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Kabuki Costume: Outer Robe (Uchikake) with Design of Lioness and Cubs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blue garment with short sleeves and a collar. The garment features a design with a brown lioness and two cubs on a branch surrounded by pink flowers, green leaves, and a waterfall. The lioness and one cub are climbing up the branch to the right; the second cub hangs from the branch near the center. The background has vertical orange and white stripes. The garment's bottom has a wave design. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
Second half of the 19th century
Medium
Silk, cotton, and metallic thread, glass, embroidered satin
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
432 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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